Any running board for the Ascent?
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There's no official add on for the Ascent. Maybe someone else will come out with one.
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Just out of curiosity why would you need or want running boards? The one thing I have seen people praise about this car is how easy it is to get in and out of when compared to other similar size vehicles?
Easier to reach something on the roof rack?
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My stepdad has some of those for his Outback. It always makes me nervous stepping on them. I feel like I'm going to break the door lock bar.
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Oh man, these look great. I had no idea they existed. I was tired of slipping off of the bare door latch so purchased a tire step, but it's more platform / size than I really need.
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I almost did the same. This thing is so tiny when folded that it slips into a little velvet faced bag that's small enough to fit into the door-grab area on the passenger doors. I leave one in the bottom cup holder area on the passenger rear door.
I had someone watch me climb up and down it a couple times, and the latch/catch doesn't move at all. Admittedly, I'm not the heaviest (nor the lightest) at 178 pounds.
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There is a step option for Ascent that fits over a tire is available as an accessory
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I haven’t tried it yet, but I just watched a video where they mentioned that the door sills are positioned so that you can step on them to help reach the roof. I would want some decent protection for the sill before I go standing on it though. May have to look into the sill protector accessories.
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On the same boat here, looking for running boards.
Romik has the RAL series and it reports it as being compatible with the Outback (closest there is). However, they don't have any videos, or pictures of the brackets, or installation instructions.
They do have a video of installation on a Forester
So I went under my Ascent to look for the mounting spots (after all, they are all using the same platform, mounting holes should be very similar).
I did find the rubber plug from the video in the rear, but the plastic covers are completely different.
There's a promising rubber plug in the front as well, but doesn't look like the Forester brackets would work here.
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found these but require drilling
https://idfr.com/product/2019-2020-subaru-ascent-ez-r22-running-boards/
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https://idfr.com/product/2019-2020-subaru-ascent-ez-r22-running-boards/
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Looks good, I like the R66 with LEDs. But I'm not sure I want to drill. The paint down there is critical for corrosion protection, I don't think I can do a good job at sealing back any exposed metal.
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Running boards for? Are there really that many hot, short, nannies sporting mini skirts driving Ascents?
A running board on lower vehicles like the Ascent are fantastic at getting mud all over your pant legs. The step in height to the Ascent isn’t much. I’m truly baffled by this request.
A running board on lower vehicles like the Ascent are fantastic at getting mud all over your pant legs. The step in height to the Ascent isn’t much. I’m truly baffled by this request.
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My kid is younger and does need help and I don't off-road, so why is it hard to understand that different people have different needs? I just want a comfortable family vehicle that doesn't require me to pick up my kid every time. My old Traverse had running boards and the kids were able to jump in and out without an adult intervening. I want to do the same with my Ascent, don't care much about clearance.
Right now my kid gets mud everywhere from the neck down, I can deal with my own pants just fine as I've been doing for years. The height on the Ascent is about the same as the Traverse, Atlas, etc. and they both have running boards available from the manufacturer as an option, so there's obviously some smart people that did market research and figured that there's a need for running boards on both those "lower vehicles", especially for little ones. The same demographic is buying the Ascent, so it should be very easy to understand. What should be hard to understand is why off-roaders would buy an Ascent which is a people-hauler (essentially a minivan disguised as SUV). Subaru die-hard fans (those mud-loving people) simply need to accept the fact that the Ascent is for a different demographics. To each his own.
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